Big quake hits northern Japan, leaving 9 dead, 30 missing
SAPPORO, Japan (AP) — A powerful earthquake
Thursday on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido triggered dozens of
landslides that crushed houses under torrents of dirt, rocks and timber, prompting
frantic efforts to unearth any survivors.
At least nine
people were killed, Prime
Minister Shinzo Abe said. Officials said at least 366 were injured, five of
them seriously, and about 30 people were unaccounted for after the magnitude
6.7 earthquake jolted residents from their beds at 3:08 a.m.
Nearly 3 million households were left
without power by the quake — the latest in an exhausting run of natural
disasters for Japan.
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